Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Quebec
Quebec: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was 1.03 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Quebec, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
In 2025, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Quebec stood at 1.03 Percentage change.
The figure is down 63.9% on the previous year and up 97,562.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Quebec peaked at 4.97 Percentage change in 2009 and was at its lowest, -5.76 Percentage change, in 1952.
That places Quebec 665th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Quebec, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.25 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 1.42 Percentage change | +14.1% |
| 1952 | -5.76 Percentage change | -505.1% |
| 1953 | -5.28 Percentage change | -8.3% |
| 1954 | 4.05 Percentage change | -176.8% |
| 1955 | -4.03 Percentage change | -199.6% |
| 1956 | -1.93 Percentage change | -52.2% |
| 1957 | -1.14 Percentage change | -41.1% |
| 1958 | 0.9035 Percentage change | -179.5% |
| 1959 | -1.93 Percentage change | -313.9% |
| 1960 | -3.52 Percentage change | +81.9% |
| 1961 | -0.4802 Percentage change | -86.3% |
| 1962 | 1.07 Percentage change | -323.6% |
| 1963 | -3.51 Percentage change | -426.8% |
| 1964 | -3.72 Percentage change | +6.1% |
| 1965 | -2.52 Percentage change | -32.4% |
| 1966 | -2.13 Percentage change | -15.6% |
| 1967 | -1.05 Percentage change | -50.8% |
| 1968 | -2.79 Percentage change | +166.9% |
| 1969 | -1.59 Percentage change | -43.1% |
| 1970 | -0.8186 Percentage change | -48.5% |
| 1971 | -3.97 Percentage change | +384.7% |
| 1972 | 1.42 Percentage change | -135.8% |
| 1973 | 2.32 Percentage change | +62.8% |
| 1974 | 3.93 Percentage change | +69.9% |
| 1975 | -2.98 Percentage change | -175.7% |
| 1976 | 3.57 Percentage change | -219.9% |
| 1977 | -2.92 Percentage change | -181.7% |
| 1978 | -3.7 Percentage change | +26.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1723 Percentage change | -104.7% |
| 1980 | 2.02 Percentage change | +1072.2% |
| 1981 | -0.7842 Percentage change | -138.8% |
| 1982 | -3.69 Percentage change | +371.0% |
| 1983 | -0.7167 Percentage change | -80.6% |
| 1984 | -0.8573 Percentage change | +19.6% |
| 1985 | -2.94 Percentage change | +243.3% |
| 1986 | 1.81 Percentage change | -161.6% |
| 1987 | 2.19 Percentage change | +20.9% |
| 1988 | 2.34 Percentage change | +6.6% |
| 1989 | -4.78 Percentage change | -304.5% |
| 1990 | -1.34 Percentage change | -71.9% |
| 1991 | -1.35 Percentage change | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.06 Percentage change | -178.4% |
| 1993 | 4.44 Percentage change | +318.6% |
| 1994 | 2.82 Percentage change | -36.4% |
| 1995 | -4.68 Percentage change | -265.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6954 Percentage change | -114.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0874 Percentage change | -87.4% |
| 1998 | 2.69 Percentage change | +2979.8% |
| 1999 | -3.25 Percentage change | -220.9% |
| 2000 | -0.0065 Percentage change | -99.8% |
| 2001 | -2.39 Percentage change | +36639.6% |
| 2002 | -0.3823 Percentage change | -84.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0337 Percentage change | -91.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9598 Percentage change | -2950.4% |
| 2005 | 2.84 Percentage change | +195.8% |
| 2006 | 2.89 Percentage change | +1.8% |
| 2007 | -2.32 Percentage change | -180.2% |
| 2008 | 1.19 Percentage change | -151.4% |
| 2009 | 4.97 Percentage change | +317.2% |
| 2010 | -1.44 Percentage change | -129.1% |
| 2011 | 1.23 Percentage change | -185.0% |
| 2012 | -2.08 Percentage change | -269.9% |
| 2013 | 2.16 Percentage change | -203.9% |
| 2014 | -1.06 Percentage change | -148.8% |
| 2015 | -0.0011 Percentage change | -99.9% |
| 2016 | -0.0848 Percentage change | +7891.1% |
| 2017 | -0.6729 Percentage change | +693.1% |
| 2018 | -0.9456 Percentage change | +40.5% |
| 2019 | 1.35 Percentage change | -242.7% |
| 2020 | 1.45 Percentage change | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.607 Percentage change | -58.0% |
| 2022 | 1.22 Percentage change | +100.7% |
| 2023 | -1.37 Percentage change | -212.3% |
| 2024 | 2.87 Percentage change | -309.4% |
| 2025 | 1.03 Percentage change | -63.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Quebec changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -36639.6% | -0.0065 Percentage change | -2.39 Percentage change |
| 2016 | -7891.1% | -0.0011 Percentage change | -0.0848 Percentage change |
| 1998 | +2979.8% | 0.0874 Percentage change | 2.69 Percentage change |
| 2004 | +2950.4% | -0.0337 Percentage change | 0.9598 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.24 Percentage change | -5.76 Percentage change | 4.05 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.02 Percentage change | -3.72 Percentage change | 1.07 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.297 Percentage change | -3.97 Percentage change | 3.93 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5414 Percentage change | -4.78 Percentage change | 2.34 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1165 Percentage change | -4.68 Percentage change | 4.44 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7711 Percentage change | -2.39 Percentage change | 4.97 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1547 Percentage change | -2.08 Percentage change | 2.16 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9674 Percentage change | -1.37 Percentage change | 2.87 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Quebec
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6194 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.7301 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.37 Percentage change (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.1 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 11.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 6.21 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Total and environment-related patents - FUAs — Patent applications 67.1 Patents (2022)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 26.86 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 1.9 Degrees celsius (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Quebec?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Quebec was 1.03 Percentage change in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Quebec?
- The highest recorded value was 4.97 Percentage change in 2009.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Quebec?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.76 Percentage change in 1952.
- How does Quebec rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Quebec ranks 665th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Quebec?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97,562.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Quebec data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset provides annual anomalies in land and cropland soil moisture content of the top soil layer (0 to 7 cm) compared to the reference period 1981-2010. Exposure indicators to drought have been prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The datasets span the period 1981-2024 and is the result of the use of a variety of geospatial data sources, including the ERA5-Land averaged monthly data of volumetric soil moisture and ESA CCI land cover data. Average anomalies have been calculated for both land and cropland exposure to drought. The dataset has a global coverage on a national level; on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. A number of aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas and the LAC region. Data source(s): Copernicus Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Copernicus Climate Data Store monthly soil moisture data based on the ERA5-Land reanalysis dataset. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org